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“Social dissipation, as witnessed in the ball-room, is the abettor of pride, the instigator of jealousy, it is the sacrificial altar of health, it is the defiler of the soul, it is the avenue of lust and it is the curse of every town in America.”

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Thomas De Witt Talmage
Thomas De Witt Talmage

Thomas De Witt Talmage was an American clergyman, writer, and orator, born on January 7, 1832, and died on April 12, 1902. He was known for his influential sermons and writings in the fields of religion and morality during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. more

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